MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive63.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161103
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateSep 11 '18 at 19:57
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 116
2-Core 232
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 411
60% 436 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Lighting 46.3
Reflection 44.5
Parallax 39.9
38% 43.6 fps
MRender 40
Gravity 40.8
Splatting 36
32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 89 93 89 93 89 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 505
Write 49.2
Mixed 158
SusWrite 93
44% 201 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 7.7
105% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 32.6
65% 131 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 78%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159
48GB free
Firmware: GM4OA52A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 88 88 89 89 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 89.5
Write 81.5
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 88.2
57% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 51%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
270GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 56 55 56 56 56 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
40.6% Average
Read 85
Write 95
Mixed 57.8
SusWrite 56
54% 73.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
75.8% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 25.1
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 23.7
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 68.3
58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 496 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $521
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